Giovanni Corino, Barolo Vecchie Vigne other_regions 6% Cabernet Franc

6% Cabernet Franc

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delicious and admirably detailed middle weight flavors that possess a refined mouth feel

This vintage had 28 months in 80% American and 20% Balkan oak

Giovanni Corino, Barolo Vecchie Vigne other_regions 6% Cabernet FrancBright dark red. Classic Barolo aromas of red cherry, dried rose and minerals, plus a whiff of chocolate. Wonderfully pristine and aromatic in the mouth, with lovely inner mouth perfume to the cherry and brown spice flavors. Firm, ripe tannins reach the front teeth on the extremely long aftertaste. A very intense and elegant midweight with the structure for a long life in bottle. Corino ages this wine in a high percentage of new barriques, but I never